There are two decades between Channel 4 anchors Krishnan Guru-Murthy, and Jon Snow, but youth may not be the deciding factor in a forthcoming display of stamina.

The pair have signed up to take part in a sponsored 24-hour bike ride from London to Paris in May, with Guru-Murthy admitting that he has his work cut out. “Fitness is not my strong point; I haven’t cycled since I was about 13,” he explains. The ride is in aid of the Duchenne Children’s Trust. “There will be an inevitable rivalry with Jon. People have said to me ‘but he’s 65’, but he cycles every day and is far fitter than I am.”

Snow meanwhile has confidence in his colleague. “In 13 years of presenting Channel 4 News with Krishnan I have never seen any potential in converting him from Porsche to pedals … but his hour has come!”